Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges. Solve is a marketplace for social impact innovation. Through open innovation Challenges, Solve finds incredible tech-based social entrepreneurs all around the world. Solve then brings together MIT’s innovation ecosystem and a community of supporters to fund and support these entrepreneurs to help them drive lasting, transformational impact.
Solve was born out of the Office of the President of MIT in 2015, a natural offshoot of MIT’s mission to advance knowledge in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
Thanks to its supporters, Solve has allocated over $70 million in funding for Solver teams and social entrepreneurs. Together, we are solving the world’s most pressing problems.
Each package is tailored to your unique social impact goals and areas of interest and can include: innovation workshops, thought leadership, employee engagement opportunities, brand recognition, and more.
Donations to support the most urgent needs of MIT Solve, providing critical funds for all facets of work mission-based work.
Proceeds from our donor-advised fund investments are reinvested into future Solver teams, creating a pay-it-forward mechanism for social entrepreneurs and a renewable philanthropic vehicle for donors.
Crowdsource solutions to your organization's challenges, using Solve's signature open innovation methodology.
Solve Membership establishes your organization as a leader in social impact and enables you to support cutting-edge innovation.
Deeper levels of engagement are available through leadership annual giving, prize funding, open innovation challenges, regenerative philanthropy, and more.
Michael Christian | Someone Else's Child, Inc.
Michael Christian | Someone Else's Child, Inc.
Be a part of the solution! Make a recurring monthly, multi-year or one-time gift to Solve to drive lasting, transformational impact and invest in our shared future.
Are you uniquely positioned to mentor, advise, and support our entrepreneurs? Apply here to share your expertise with social impact innovators.
Since 2016, over 9,600 innovators from 160 countries have submitted solutions to Solve’s Global Challenges. Use your expertise to review these inspiring solutions.